Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 1903, working as an artist's model until becoming the mistress of famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. After Rodin's death, she concentrated on her work as an artist, rivalling her brother's reputation with her own expressive portraits.
Anna Massey
as Gwen John
Leigh Lawson
as Augustus John
Victoria Fairbrother
as Ida Johns
Godfrey James
as Auguste Rodin
